title: Human diploid fibroblast-like cells (CF-3) as a model system for the study of Golgi biogenesis.
abstract: Human diploid fibroblast-like cells were maintained in an arrested, essentially non-mitotic state for extended periods of time in culture by lowering the serum concentration in the medium from 10 to 0.5%. These arrested cells re-entered the proliferative state when subcultivated in medium containing 10% serum. The morphological distribution and enzyme activities associated with the Golgi complex were examined during growth, arrest, and recovery. Cells grown in medium containing 10% serum possessed a well-developed Golgi complex consisting of parallel arrays of membranes and associated vesicles. Galactosyl transferase activity was highest after 3 days growth (17.5 +/- 5.0 nmol galactose transferred/45 min/mg protein) and declined to 9.8 +/- 3.0 at day 7. When the serum concentration was reduced to 0.5%, Golgi complexes were rarely observed by electron microscopy and galactosyl transferase activity was further reduced into medium containing 10% serum recovered from the arrested state and ultrastructurally resembled cells continuously cultured at the higher serum level. Numerous Golgi complexes reappeared and galactosyl transferase activity increased to 13.0 +/- 3.34 days after subcultivation. These results indicate that the Golgi complex can be experimentally manipulated in human diploid fibroblast-like cells in a manner which may be useful for the study of the biogenesis of this organelle.
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004171:Diploidy; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005700:Galactosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008954:Models, Biological; D001678:Organelle Biogenesis
chemical_list: D005700:Galactosyltransferases